DIY Dubbing Brush Maker - Cheap

[@hdayan1945]

Great Idea, cheap dubbing brush "machine". Congrats, thanks for sharing. Cheers.

[@chelenthal]

Thank you for this! You saved me 60 bucks on a wooden jig, and who knows how much on store bought brushes.

[@shanedaigle7751]

this is actually very helpful, saves a lot of money and its just as effective

[@dfisher1000]

Cheers buddy . That was simple and very cool 🎣🎣🎣👌👌👌

[@theodoreeisele]

Very clever. Thanks for sharing this.

[@RespekfulFungus]

I know it’s been said, but this just saved me a chunk of money. Ty sir!

[@reelteacher]

Awesome! Thank you for sharing!

[@David-uj2ms]

You can use a C clamp to hold the cutting board in place. I just hammered a nail in my fly tying table and achieved the same results.

[@carefulkev9246]

If you clip the ends off the paper clip handle, you could chuck both legs into the drill simultaneously and get a much tighter revolution.

[@2xtremefishing]

you could use a screw eye in the drill...

[@judgetoogood1033]

IKEA makes a milk coffee frothier for only $2.99. Works great, small and light, for spinning your brush. Recommended by Gary Borger…

[@toddfullerton3930]

Excellent!

[@runejl1]

Simple! Thanks!

[@mikesueirro4968]

How is a dubbing brush an improvement over a simple dubbing loop?

[@kjs311]

Mike Sueirro you are able to make them before hand.

[@phoult37]

3 advantages: 1) The wire around the body makes the fly way more durable than a thread-based dubbing loop, which is essential for Pike/Muskie flies. 2) You can mix multiple materials of varying length more effectively 3) You get better portion control and can build tapers into the loop more easily

[@scottmehlhaff8124]

thanks Pat, I'll try it.

[@phoult37]

I made a brush combining schlappen and ice dub. Gunner Brammer has a video on it. It took me a few tries, but they turned out pretty well after some practice.

[@mg-by7uu]

I tie the majority of my flies using composite loops. I'm going to attempt to turn my loops into brushes because I think it will help with speed and more importantly consistency. Consistency, as any good fly tier knows, is one of if not the most important aspect of fly tying.

[@NickM95]

Anyone done this by hand without the drill? I figure it should work fine, will just take longer.

[@mikeking453]

That's crazy

[@kc450man]

free to move on with life lol

[@clueless4085]

200 iq